A pro-democracy Hong Kong legislator called on the top U.N. human rights body on...
Hong Kong pro-democracy legislator Tanya Chan poses after her address to a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, September 16, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Tanya Chan addressed the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva as Hong Kong’s businesses and metro stations reopened as usual on Monday after a chaotic Sunday when police fired water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who blocked roads and threw petrol bombs outside government headquarters.
Referring to U.N. human rights boss Michelle Bachelet, she said: “Will the High Commissioner support our appeal for this Council to convene an urgent session and establish a Commission of Inquiry, to ensure justice and human rights for the people of Hong Kong?” It called her a “convicted criminal”, citing her suspended sentence handed down in June after she was found guilty of inciting public nuisance during 2014 pro-democracy protests.
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